PN, PL, focused on attacking each other - AN

The Labour and Nationalist Parties failed to address important issues, such as the cost of living, during the EP election campaign, Azzjoni Nazzjonali leader Josie Muscat said this morning.

Instead, he said, the two parties focused on attacking one another.

Addressing cost of living should be a priority as it would allow people to have more spending money and, in turn, boost investment and the economy, Dr Muscat said.

He said AN was suggesting a reduction of VAT to 15 per ent and levelling out the income tax from 35 percent to five per cent for all companies. Currently, foreign companies were being favoured over local ones as they were charged five percent tax, he said. While this was a good thing, as it generated employment, it should apply to all companies.

He added that there was no need for the tax reductions to be immediate but they should be reduced in the long run.

Dr Muscat insisted that on Saturday the people should vote for candidates what could work in the interest of the country and not the individual party.